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Our Magnificent Seven Olympic medal hopes are in great shape - Daily Mail

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Our Magnificent Seven Olympic medal hopes are in great shape - Daily Mail

Daily Mail

Our Magnificent Seven Olympic medal hopes are in great shapeDaily Mail, UK - 9 hours agoOne - gymnast Louis Smith - even won an Olympic bronze medal in Beijing. Two others won world titles and every one of them represented their country. …

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Gevity Partners With Olympic Athlete to Promote a Healthier Workforce - MSN MoneyCentral

Monday, November 17th, 2008

Gevity Partners With Olympic Athlete to Promote a Healthier Workforce - MSN MoneyCentralGevity GVHR , a leading professional employer organization (PEO) that provides HR services to businesses nationwide, released today workplace fitness tips from Olympian Trey Hardee along with Gevity ’ s own “ Workplace Fitness Tips for Better

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Gymnast Horton swinging toward London - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

Gymnast Horton swinging toward London - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Times Online

Gymnast Horton swinging toward LondonSeattle Post Intelligencer - 22 hours ago"His intention is to go back to another Olympic Games and position himself where he's one of the top five in the world in the all-around," coach Mark …James DeGale: Gold and blubber Times Onlineall 4 news [...]

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Gymnast Shawn Johnson Performs Local Show - KCCI.com

Saturday, November 15th, 2008

DES MOINES, Iowa — Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson returned to Des Moines Friday night as part of a national gymnastics tour. Nearly 11,000 people packed Wells Fargo Arena to get a glimpse of Iowa’s golden girl. “I just call her Shawnie, and I just more

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Tourists complain about ticket price for Olympic stadium - Xinhua

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

Xinhua

Tourists complain about ticket price for Olympic stadiumXinhua, China - 6 hours agoA nearly full moon over the National Stadium or better known as the Bird's Nest in Beijing on early Sept. 14, 2008, which is now hosting the athletic …

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Canada: Model of sports planning - Philippine Star

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

Canada: Model of sports planningPhilippine Star, Philippines - 7 hours agoOne of the key persons for this comprehensive and expensive work is Alex Baumann, executive director of the Canadian Olympic Committee’s Road to Excellence …

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PSI plays vital role in sports development - ArtPhilippine Star, Philippines - 7 hours agoBy Abac Cordero Updated November 11, 2008 12:00 AM [...]

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Barack Obama becoming president helps hometown Chicago's case for … - The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com

Monday, November 10th, 2008

Barack Obama becoming president helps hometown Chicago's case for … - The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com

Washington Post

Barack Obama becoming president helps hometown Chicago's case for …The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH - 5 hours agoChicago is among the final four contenders to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, battling Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo and Madrid, and it should [...]

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Peter Ladner times Olympic Village briefing to maximize damage control - Georgia Straight

Sunday, November 9th, 2008

I just received an e-mail advisory saying that NPA mayoral candidate Peter Ladner will hold a news conference at 5:30 p.m. this evening to discuss developments related to the Olympic Village project. I’m wondering if Global TV will oblige Ladner and more

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Chicagoans Hope Obama's Election Will Help Bring Olympics to Windy … - FOXNews

Saturday, November 8th, 2008

Washington Post

Chicagoans Hope Obama's Election Will Help Bring Olympics to Windy …FOXNews - 14 hours agoThe International Olympic Committee will make its decision next October in Copenhagen, Denmark, and some wonder whether Obama, who has openly touted the …Rio 2016 Presents School Olympics At “Sport For All” Conference GamesBids.comJapanese Officials Fear Obama's Election Could Boost Chicago's [...]

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An Olympic veil of secrecy - Vancouver Sun

Friday, November 7th, 2008

An Olympic veil of secrecy - Vancouver SunI’ve never even considered that as a remote possibility. Until now. If one starts probing into the city’s deal — let’s call it what it is, a $1-billion real-estate gamble — for the Olympic athletes’ village, the alarm bells start ringing in full

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China Carbon to Present At Roth Capital China Comes to Vegas … - MarketWatch

Friday, November 7th, 2008

China Carbon to Present At Roth Capital China Comes to Vegas …MarketWatch - Nov 5, 2008Dedicated to the US listed Chinese companies, the Roth Capital China Comes to Vegas Conference will offer investors a look at opportunities in emerging …FUQI International, Inc. Announces Participation in November … MarketWatchall 19 news articles

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Dedication planned Saturday for replacement torch - Post-Star

Friday, November 7th, 2008

Dedication planned Saturday for replacement torch - Post-StarGLENS FALLS — The new Olympic torch at Centennial Circle will be unveiled at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, acting Mayor John “Jack” Diamond announced. The torch will be dedicated in honor of former Glens Falls Mayor Roy Akins, who died August 10
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Don’t Forget The Lesson - Times of India

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

BEIJING: Each visit to China is a reminder of the power of global liberalising influences. China has come a long way since the Tiananmen Square massacre nearly two decades ago. It has opened up to the extent that it hosted this month an Asia-Europe more
David Miliband faced a backlash today after formally [...]

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Chicago’s Olympic bid gets an Obama bump - Bennington Banner

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

LONDON — Barack Obama’s election as president could prove crucial in another campaign — the race for the 2016 Olympics. Obama’s victory provides a boost to the bid from Chicago — his hometown — to bring the Summer Games back to the United more

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Federations Roundup - "Good Response" for FEI, Money Woes in … - Around the Rings (subscription)

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

Federations Roundup - "Good Response" for FEI, Money Woes in … - Around the Rings (subscription)

Federations Roundup - "Good Response" for FEI, Money Woes in …Around the Rings (subscription), GA - 20 hours ago… are cut from Summer Universiade Games…new president for Asian Volleyball…and Triathlon announces a slate of candidates for election this month. …

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Olympic champ Snowsill wins Noosa triathlon - International Herald Tribune

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

NOOSA HEADS, Australia : Emma Snowsill showed little rustiness from a two-month layoff following her Beijing Olympic gold medal, winning the Noosa Triathlon on Sunday for the fifth time in six years. The 27-year-old Australian finished the Olympic more

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China, Taiwan Inks Historic Pact - AHN

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

Times Online

China, Taiwan Inks Historic PactAHN - 21 hours agoIn July, the two sides met in Beijing, China which started the relaxation of relations between the two rivals and inked a confidence-building deal that …Taiwan Sidles Closer To China ForbesTaiwan, China play name games International Herald TribuneWorld Changed This Week Sin Chew Jit PoheTaiwan News - [...]

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Paralympic Veteran - Teen Ink

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

Teen Ink

Paralympic VeteranTeen Ink - Nov 3, 2008By Aria D., Cranston, RI The 2008 Paralympics took place in Beijing, China, in September. Team USA included many Iraq War veterans and amputees. …

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Williams not included among officialsradiojamaica.com, Jamaica - 4 hours agoLongtime coach of Jamaica's Paralympics basketball team Errol Williams is not among the officials with the 13 [...]

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Measuring Performance - Energy Pulse

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

Measuring PerformanceEnergy Pulse, CO - 14 hours agoRegardless of their event, Olympic athletes identify and follow a process for training and competing. Every training session's exercises, practices, …

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Vancouver Sun

Forget stocks, Hughes says athletes are better investmentCanoe.ca, Canada - Oct 30, 2008Her pitch was Olympic athletes are cheap labour. "When you look at the millions and billions of [...]

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ETSU Softball Releases 2009 Schedule - TricitiesSports.com

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

ETSU Softball Releases 2009 ScheduleTricitiesSports.com, TN - Oct 29, 2008The 2009 season brings a lot of excitement for the Lady Buccaneers, as the team is set to play in their brand new 500-seat stadium located off Greenwood …

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Karegari: Beijing 2008 better than Athens 2004Tehran Times, Iran - Oct 13, 2008“We came in 23rd in Athens 2004 and jumped [...]

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